David Patrick Kelly (born 29 March 1979) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played for

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and Northern Districts between the 1998–99 season and 2002–03.David Kelly
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-10-03. David Kelly

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. Retrieved 2024-10-03. Kelly was born at

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in 1979 and educated at

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in the city.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 75. Cardiff:

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. Retrieved 2023-06-05.) He played under-19 cricket for the

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during the 1997–98 season and made his first-class debut for the New Zealand Cricket Academy side in 1998–99 against the touring Pakistan A team. His Central Districts debut came the following season and he was part of the team which won the Shell Cup in 2000–01. During the same season, Kelly made his highest first-class of 212

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against

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at Horton Park. He played one more season for Central Districts before moving to play for Northern Districts in 2002–03 and played in The Netherlands for Rood en Wit during the 2003 season. He moved to

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to study ahead of the following season and played no more top-level cricket.McConnell L (2003
Barnes and Walmsley return for Auckland next season

, 15 July 2003. Retrieved 2024-10-03.

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1979 births Living people New Zealand cricketers Central Districts cricketers Northern Districts cricketers People educated at John McGlashan College {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1970s-stub